Light Up, As If You Have A Choice

Jim Adams, aka Newepicauthor, the creator of A Unique Title For Me, is hosting SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY and this week he has chosen the theme: CLEAR/DARK/LIGHT

I am working on another new novel. This one is about coming out of a dark place and seeing things more clearly. It is about someone who brings light and hope to your life. But then…there is a dramatic twist!! No more spoilers from me. But I am really getting into this whole novel writing malarkey. I can write and write and write. This new book is after I wrote 70,000 words in a month and realized it was a much needed inspirational story of how someone can recover from being utterly shattered.

This is a special song to Jack and myself. I thought I had explained why in a previous post..and although it took me almost an hour, eventually I found it. This was what I had written:

This song holds some very personal memories! A very moving performance from a choir of volunteers for a charity fundraising show. My flatmates Marta and Suzie were in that choir. I was cheering them on. That song is very hard to sing!

And…the night that Jack gave me a lift back from a party, and hardly said a word to me for the entire journey. It was excruciating! Finally he turned the radio on…and this show-stopping tune came on. When we arrived back at our abode, he jumped out of the car, ran round to my side and opened the passenger door for me and took my hand, as I tried to get out of his tiny little sports car without making a fool of myself.

I was in shock. I could not understand back then whether he liked me or disliked me. It was all so intense! So much makes sense now! So much makes sense!

Anyway…today’s SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY is a wonderful opportunity to include a wonderful song, with a special memory for Jack and I.

I’ll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You’ve been the only thing that’s right
In all I’ve done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we’ll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I’ll be right beside you, dear

Louder, louder
And we’ll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can’t raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbyes
I nearly do

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I’ll be right beside you, dear

Louder, louder
And we’ll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can’t raise your voice to say

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I’ll be right beside you, dear

Louder, louder
And we’ll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can’t raise your voice to say

Written by: Gary Lightbody, Iain Archer, Jonathan Quinn,

Mark Mcclelland and Nathan Connolly